These people are all Norwegian Americans

There are a lot of Americans with roots in Norway. Here are some of the most famous ones.

Published by Traveltips

In the definition of a Norwegian American (norskamerikaner in Norwegian) we’ve taken into account direct ancestry. There are more than 4,5 million Norwegian Americans in the USA at the moment, and most of the Norwegian immigrants came in the late 19th century.

Statewise it’s Minnesota with the largest Norwegian ancestry (886 000) with Wisconsin and California in the following places.

Under you’ll find some of the most famous people – living and deceased – with Norwegian ancestry that has lived or lives in the USA.

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Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Mortenson)

The father of Marilyn Monroe is supposedly half-Norwegian, due to her heritage from her mothers husband Martin Mortensen. One does not know if Martin actually was the father of Marilyn, but he was married to her mother when Gladys (Marilyns mother) got pregnant but they were divorced before she was born.

James Arness and Peter Graves

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Paris Hilton

The Hilton-family are all of Norwegian descent. The great-grandfather of Paris, the father of the founder of the Hilton-chain – Augustus Halvorsen Hilton, emigrated to the USA from Kløfta in Norway (you can see Hilton in Kløfta above).